Agree on your point. I do think though that drivers should be out driving trains, making full use of their skills, knowledge and training. Any reforms need to focus on increasing productivity and reducing down time. Instructing drivers and other skilled staff to complete tasks that don't make use of these skills, completely undermines the concept of efficiency and productivity. Especially at a time when the industry is short of drivers
Maybe some of the MP's that travel by train could do a litter pick, now that a number of TOCs are under DFT control
. Tories love the 'big society' policy